Two men walk through Stirling Castle graveyard on December 3, 2012 in Stirling, Scotland. Snow and sleet has hit many parts of Scotland with heavier falls expected over higher grounds.

Two men walk through Stirling Castle graveyard on December 3, 2012 in Stirling, Scotland. Snow and sleet has hit many parts of Scotland with heavier falls expected over higher grounds.

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A Bedouin camp is seen in the E1 area, between Jerusalem and the Israeli West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim, on December 3, 2012. Paris and London called in Israel's envoys for consultations as the Jewish state faced mounting diplomatic pressure over plans to build 3,000 settler homes in E1 and east Jerusalem and the West Bank. less

A Bedouin camp is seen in the E1 area, between Jerusalem and the Israeli West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim, on December 3, 2012. Paris and London called in Israel's envoys for consultations as the Jewish ... more

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An internally displaced Congolese boy shelters from the rain under a truck in the Mugunga III IDP camp in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on December 2, 2012. UN refugee agency officials reported cases of looting and rape in an attack late yesterday on the giant Mugunga camp, which lies about 10 kilometres (six miles) west of Goma and is home to up to 35,000 displaced people. less

An internally displaced Congolese boy shelters from the rain under a truck in the Mugunga III IDP camp in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on December 2, 2012. UN refugee agency officials ... more

A woman walks with an umbrella as the first snow fall covers Sofia on December 3, 2012.

A woman walks with an umbrella as the first snow fall covers Sofia on December 3, 2012.

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Blood stains are seen on the pavement after artillery mortar shells landed on the opposite side of a bread shop operated by the civilian arm of the Free Syrian Army in the Bustan Al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, on December 3, 2012. The United Nations is to pull non-essential staff out of Syria because of the growing conflict dangers and is restricting travel for those remaining, a UN news agency said. less

Blood stains are seen on the pavement after artillery mortar shells landed on the opposite side of a bread shop operated by the civilian arm of the Free Syrian Army in the Bustan Al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, ... more

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This combo picture shows, before (top) and after, shows a couple of excavators tearing down the five-storey apartment building in the middle of a newly-built road in Wenling, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Local authorities said that the house was bulldozed on December 1 after its owners, duck farmer Luo Baogen and his wife, agreed to accept compensation of 40,000 USD. The phenomenon is called a "nail house" in China, as such buildings stick out and are difficult to remove, like a stubborn nail. less

This combo picture shows, before (top) and after, shows a couple of excavators tearing down the five-storey apartment building in the middle of a newly-built road in Wenling, in eastern China's Zhejiang ... more

Pakistani Islamic seminary students carry the coffin of cleric Mufti Ismail, who was killed by gumen, during his funeral in Karachi on December 3, 2012. Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a senior cleric of a prominent Islamic seminary in the Pakistani city of Karachi, in what police say could be sectarian attack. less

Pakistani Islamic seminary students carry the coffin of cleric Mufti Ismail, who was killed by gumen, during his funeral in Karachi on December 3, 2012. Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a senior cleric of a ... more

General view of Argos Distribution Centre in Barton Under Needwood, England, as the high street retailer gears itself up for the anticipated Christmas rush, Monday Dec. 3, 2012.

General view of Argos Distribution Centre in Barton Under Needwood, England, as the high street retailer gears itself up for the anticipated Christmas rush, Monday Dec. 3, 2012.

Photo: Rui Vieira, Associated Press

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A woman walk past "La Vierge, l'Enfant Jesus et Sainte Anne" by Leonard de Vinci in the Louvre Museum in Lens, northern France, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The museum in Lens, to open the 12 Dec, is part of a strategy to spread art beyond the traditional bastions of culture in Paris. less

A woman walk past "La Vierge, l'Enfant Jesus et Sainte Anne" by Leonard de Vinci in the Louvre Museum in Lens, northern France, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The museum in Lens, to open the 12 Dec, is part of a ... more

A cleaning lady vacuums next to the logo of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) while preparing for the CDU federal party convention on December 3, 2012 in Hanover, Germany. The CDU is the party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and faces German federal elections in 2013. less

A cleaning lady vacuums next to the logo of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) while preparing for the CDU federal party convention on December 3, 2012 in Hanover, Germany. The CDU is the party of ... more

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A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, reflected on a mirror, ties his turban after taking a holy dip in the River Ganges during preparations for the upcoming over-a-month-long Mahakumbh fair in Allahabad, India, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the festival in January 2013, which falls every twelfth year. less

A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, reflected on a mirror, ties his turban after taking a holy dip in the River Ganges during preparations for the upcoming over-a-month-long Mahakumbh fair in Allahabad, ... more

A model showcases On Aura Tout Vu designs by Livia Stoianova and Yassen Samouilov on closing day of French Couture Week 2012 Singapore at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands on December 2, 2012 in Singapore.

A model showcases On Aura Tout Vu designs by Livia Stoianova and Yassen Samouilov on closing day of French Couture Week 2012 Singapore at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands on December 2, 2012 in Singapore.